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Martin Randall Festivals

There surely can be few greater musical pleasures than listening to music in the places most closely associated with the composer or the first performance. Linking the music to the places so central to the composers’ lives, and providing the historical context, is at the heart of all our planning, as is ensuring that the music itself is performed by artists of the highest international standing.

The audiences on our classical music festivals are formed of participants who take a package which includes access to all the private concerts, accommodation, flights from the UK and transfers, meals with wine, talks by a musicologist, tips and much else besides.

Celebrating music and place

Our festivals in 2025 are The Cotswolds Choral Festival, (16–20 June), Music along the Seine (16–23 July) and Handel in Malta (21–27 November).

Our festivals planned for 2026 are Early Music in Yorkshire (6–11 May), The Rhine Piano Festival, (22–29 June), Music along the Danube (15–22 August), Music Along the Rhine (31 August–7 September), The J.S. Bach Journey (28 September–4 October) and Monteverdi in Venice (11–17 November) – please contact us to register your interest.

The footage here is from Opera in Sicily in 2019.

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Featured Martin Randall Festivals

Cotswolds Choral Festival
Cotswolds Choral Festival - A celebration of the finest vocal music in England’s prettiest region
16th June 2025
Professor Stephen Darlington MBE

Eight private performances, mostly choral, in towns and villages in the Cotswolds, England’s prettiest region. Tremendous variety of sound world – from Palestrina to Pärt, with a... Read more

£3,290

Music Along the Seine
Music Along the Seine - Superb music in elegant châteaux and churches along France’s greatest river
16th July 2025
Professor Katharine Ellis

Eight private concerts in beautiful historic buildings along the Seine Valley. Repertoire ranges from medieval to modern, weighted towards the greatest eras of French music, including... Read more

£3,680

Handel in Malta
Handel in Malta - Britain’s finest adopted composer, in spectacular Baroque buildings
21st November 2025
Mr Richard Wigmore

Three of the leading ensembles performing today: The English Concert, Solomon’s Knot and the Gabrieli Consort. A range of Handel’s best works, from the beloved Rinaldo to the vibrantly... Read more

£4,280

Early Music in Yorkshire
Early Music in Yorkshire - Period performance in historic venues – great halls, a moorland church, a castle and a cathedral – in the sweeping beauty of the North
6th May 2026
Prof John Bryan

Eight private performances on period instruments, in the rich historic centre of York and magnificent surrounding countryside. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tallis Scholars,... Read more

£3,770

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Classical Greece
Romans & Carolingians
Habsburg Austria
" My almost sole reason for booking this holiday was to hear Jonas Kaufmann, the stunning in every sense of the word tenor, sing in "Die Meistersinger"in Munich and the added bonus was three other operas including a chance to see "Turandot"on Lake Constance at Bregenz. Two cities, one a city of great history and art and architecture, four operas and associated lectures by a gifted and interesting musicologist, Dr David Vickers. It was a superbly ... " - Castles & churches, houses & palaces, town & country
" A memorable visit because of the extent of the sites visited, the intellectual input from lecturer and guide and the way the tour was planned to make a fully cohesive view of the subject. " Classical Greece - The Peloponnese, Attica and Athens
" Well-organised, excellent academic lecturer " Romans & Carolingians - Germany from Augustus to Charlemagne
" A week in Vienna charting the rise and influence of the Habsburg dynasty in particular through the architecture, museum exhibits and art collections in the city. An excellent and varied programme shared with a small team of fellow adventurers! " Habsburg Austria - Castles & churches, houses & palaces, town & country
" A tour de force about Venice through the eyes of John Ruskin. Included a thorough overview of each church, painting, sculpture and architectural decal pertinent to Ruskin. A good variety of churches, museums, cultural sites and historical overview. Superb food and wine. " - Castles & churches, houses & palaces, town & country
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Related news

Our new festival, 'Handel in Malta' – by Lizzie Watson
Posted on 21st January 2025
Looking back: behind the scenes at 'Music in Bologna' – by Lizzie Watson
Posted on 1st December 2024
In the Music Museum – by Professor Robert Adelson
Posted on 1st October 2024

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